What if HPV lasts more than 2 years?

HPV can cause cervical and other cancers, including cancer of the vulva, vagina, penis, or anus. It can also cause cancer in the back of the throat (called oropharyngeal cancer). This can include the base of the tongue and tonsils. Cancer often takes years, even decades, to develop after a person gets HPV.
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What if I have HPV for more than 2 years?

Although most people clear HPV within 2 years, the virus can stay in your body for many years – even decades – without causing any problems. That means you may never know you had it. In some people, HPV can show up on your cervical screening results or start to cause problems years later.
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Why will my HPV not go away?

But here are some instances in which HPV might not go away: If you're immunosuppressed — including people who have AIDS or are transplant candidates. If you have low-risk HPV that doesn't go away, it can transform into genital warts. In that case, genital warts are treated by cutting them out or burning them off.
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How long is long lasting HPV?

Most people who become infected with HPV do not know they have it. Usually, the body's immune system gets rid of the HPV infection naturally within two years.
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Can you spread HPV after 2 years?

People with genital warts definitely can spread HPV. But even after the warts are gone, HPV might still be active in the body. That means it can spread to someone else through sex or close sexual contact and cause warts in that person.
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What are the health issues related to HPV and how long does HPV infection last?



How do I get rid of chronic HPV?

If your doctor decides to treat the abnormal cells, they may use one of these methods:
  1. Cryotherapy. This involves freezing the abnormal cells with liquid nitrogen or carbon dioxide.
  2. Conization. This procedure removes the abnormal areas.
  3. Laser therapy. ...
  4. Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP).
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How long does it take for HPV to cause abnormal cells?

HPV-related cancers often take years to develop after getting an HPV infection. Cervical cancer usually develops over 10 or more years. There can be a long interval between being infected with HPV, the development of abnormal cells on the cervix and the development of cervical cancer.
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Why have I had HPV for 3 years?

If you still have HPV after 3 years, you may need to have a colposcopy. You'll be asked to have a colposcopy. Information: HPV is a common virus and most people will get it at some point.
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Can HPV take 3 years to clear?

Depending on the type of HPV that you have, the virus can linger in your body for years. In most cases, your body can produce antibodies against the virus and clear the virus within one to two years. Most strains of HPV go away permanently without treatment.
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Can HPV clear after 4 years?

In most cases (9 out of 10), HPV goes away on its own within two years without health problems. But when HPV does not go away, it can cause health problems like genital warts and cancer.
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Can HPV 18 go away?

Progression depends on the type of HPV strain and on the unique characteristics of the individual who is infected. The longer the virus is present, the higher the potential for a cancer to develop. The good news is that more than 90% of HPV 16 and 18 infections go away within 6 to18 months of initial exposure.
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Will high risk HPV go away?

High-risk HPV types

Infection with HPV is very common. In most people, the body is able to clear the infection on its own. But sometimes, the infection doesn't go away. Chronic, or long-lasting infection, especially when it's caused by certain high-risk HPV types, can cause cancer over time.
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Can you clear HPV after 30?

There is no cure for HPV, but 70% to 90% of infections are cleared by the immune system and become undetectable. HPV peaks in young women around age of sexual debut and declines in the late 20s and 30s. But women's risk for HPV is not over yet: There is sometimes a second peak around the age of menopause.
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Can your body clear HPV after 5 years?

For 90 percent of women with HPV, the condition will clear up on its own within two years. Only a small number of women who have one of the HPV strains that cause cervical cancer will ever actually develop the disease.
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Why do I have persistent HPV?

Most cases of HPV infection tend to be cleared by the immune system without intervention 1–2 years post-exposure; it is thought that persistent infection is most likely due to a lack of HPV-specific T-cell immunity [74].
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Why does my HPV keep coming back?

The most common reason for cell changes to come back would be your immune system not getting rid of high-risk HPV. We don't yet know why some people can clear HPV and others can't.
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What is high risk HPV?

Listen to pronunciation. (hy-risk …) A type of human papillomavirus (HPV) that can cause cervical cancer and other types of cancer, such as cancers of the anus, vagina, vulva, penis, and oropharynx. Chronic infection with high-risk HPV can lead to cell changes that, if not treated, may become cancer.
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Is cervical screening changing to 5 years?

They recommend that all people with a cervix aged 25 to 64 are invited for cervical screening every 5 years. This has changed from 3 to 5 years because the test used in cervical screening has changed.
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How often should I get a Pap smear if I have HPV?

every 5 years with high-risk HPV testing alone. every 5 years with Pap and high-risk HPV cotesting. every 3 years with a Pap test alone.
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How do you know if HPV is cancerous?

Cervical cancer screening tests include the HPV test that checks cervical cells for high-risk HPV, the Pap test that checks for cervical cell changes that can be caused by high-risk HPV, and the HPV/Pap cotest that checks for both high-risk HPV and cervical cell changes.
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What happens if you test positive for HPV twice?

Testing positive for HPV more than once

If you test positive for high-risk HPV but you don't have cell changes on your cervix, you'll be asked to come back for a cervical screening in one year. If you test positive for HPV three times in a row you'll be invited to a colposcopy.
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How is HPV 6 and 11 treated?

Gardasil is a quadrivalent, noninfectious vaccine prepared from highly purified viruslike particles of the major capsid (L1). It is effective against HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18. The FDA has approved it for use in females 9 to 26 years of age for the prevention of HPV infection.
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How do you get rid of HPV 16 and 18?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Gardasil 9 vaccine to protect against HPV. It's effective against the four most common types of HPV, which are 6, 11, 16, and 18. It also protects against types 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58.
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How do I know if I have high risk HPV?

A Pap test involves checking the cells for precancerous changes. An HPV test looks for the DNA of the virus. A doctor may only order this test if a person likely has a high risk infection. The results of both a Pap test and an HPV test give the doctor a clearer impression of a person's cervical cancer risk.
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Can HPV 31 go away?

How is HPV prevented and will it go away on it's own? There is no cure for HPV, but there is a vaccine — Gardasil 9, which is approved for those 9 to 26 years of age. It helps prevent six types of cancer, including cervical cancer.
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